Motorola Mobilizes more than 5,000 Employee Volunteers in Asia Pacific on Global Day of ServiceEmployees in 45 countries participate in more than 300 projects with a focus on environmental sustainability Taipei – 15 Oct 2008 – More than 5,000 Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) employees will volunteer in Asia Pacific today during the company’s third annual global community service program. This year’s Global Day of Service, themed “Green & Global” will engage 10,000 Motorola employees in 45 countries and emphasize the company’s commitment to environmental sustainability.
Motorola employees will take a half day off work to support more than 300 projects that address a variety of community concerns, including education, environmental sustainability and social services. To highlight the importance of environmental stewardship, this year, many Motorola employees will be teaching an environmental curriculum in classrooms across the globe. Additionally, The Motorola Foundation will arrange to have a non-profit organization plant a tree for every Motorola employee volunteer. Motorola employees who re-use their Motorola apparel from previous events will have a second tree planted in their honor.
“Motorola develops lasting relationships with organizations that share our vision for better education, social support and protecting our environment,” said, Simon Leung, president of Motorola Asia Pacific. “With the outstanding dedication of our employees to the communities where they work and live, we celebrate our tradition of service and innovation by committing our time and our talent to foster a brighter, greener future for our global community during this year’s Green & Global Day of Service.”
In Asia Pacific, Motorola offices will carry out more than 90 projects benefiting the local communities, many which are green-related. Some highlighted activities include:
- Taiwan: donation and volunteering work at Eden Social Welfare Foundation and Bethany Nursery School.
- Australia: partner with CleanUp Australia to clean up local community in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney
- China: organize various activities in Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai, Tianjin such as bike to work program; talk on environmental protection at schools; on-street recycling awareness promotion; second hand goods barter among employees, etc.
- Hong Kong: clear weeds at Worldwide Fund Mai Po Nature Reserve; exploring wildlife tour for children from Mother’s Choice
- India: environment awareness programs in Bangalore, Gurgaon, Chennai, Hyderabad and Colombo, comprising nature walk, seminars at schools, poster design competition, gardening, etc.
- Japan: clean up neighbourhood in Tokyo, Kawasaki and Osaka; gardening work at the Yokufuukai Welfare facilities for the aged
- Korea: conduct educational session on environment to children at Samseong Orphanage for the Deaf; on-street campaign on reducing CO2 in daily life
- Malaysia: make terrariums at the Precious Children’s Home; clean-up and gardening at RACTAR (Rumah Amal Cahaya Tengku Ampuan Rahimah) and organize educational environmental awareness activities such as recycling, waste management and caring for plants at the Pertubuhan Kebajikan Rumah Seri Cahaya Children's Home
- Singapore: beach clean-up at East Coast Park; gardening at MINDS (Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore) and AWWA (Asian Women's Welfare Association)
With a rich heritage of giving since 1953, Motorola Foundation and employees from all divisions come together each year to organize the annual service event that promotes teamwork and enables colleagues company-wide to engage with organizations addressing critical social issues. This year’s focus on environmental sustainability is an extension of the Motorola’s commitment to the environment. From 2000 to 2007, the company reduced its carbon footprint by 25 percent, works to improve the environmental profile of its products and offers recycling programs in 69 countries. To learn more, please visit www.motorola.com/globaldayofservice. About the Motorola Foundation The Motorola Foundation is the charitable and philanthropic arm of Motorola. With employees located around the globe, Motorola seeks to benefit the communities where it operates. The company achieves this by making strategic grants, forging strong community partnerships, fostering innovation and engaging stakeholders. The Motorola Foundation focuses its funding on education, especially science, technology, engineering and math programming. For more information, on Motorola Corporate and Foundation giving, visit www.motorola.com/giving. About MotorolaMotorola is known around the world for innovation in communications. The company develops technologies, products and services that make mobile experiences possible. Our portfolio includes communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility solutions, digital set-tops, cable modems, mobile devices and Bluetooth accessories. Motorola is committed to delivering next generation communication solutions to people, businesses and governments. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $36.6 billion in 2007. For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit www.motorola.com.
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